Class 9 SST: Sample Question Paper- 2 (With Solutions) PDF Download

Social Science

Time: 3 Hours
M.M.: 80

General Instructions

1. Question paper comprises five Sections - A, B, C, D and E. There are 32 questions in the question paper. All questions are compulsory.
2. Section A: Question no. 1 to 16 are Objective Type Questions of 1 mark each.
3. Section B: Question no. 17 to 22 are Short Answer Type Questions, carrying 3 marks each. The answer to each question should not exceed 80 words.
4. Section C: Question no. 23 to 26 are Source Based Questions, carrying 4 marks each.
5. Section D: Question no. 27 to 31 are Long Answer Type Questions, carrying 5 marks each. The answer to each question should not exceed 120 words.
6. Section E: Question no. 32 is Map-Based, carrying 5 marks with two parts, 32.1 from History (2 marks) and 32.2 from Geography (3 marks).
7. There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been provided in few questions. Only one of the choices in such questions have to be attempted.
8. In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever necessary.

Q.2. Who was included in the Third Estate? (1 Mark)
Ans. The Third Estate comprised peasants, artisans, landless labour, servants, lawyers, doctors, administrative officials, traders, etc., they had to pay all taxes to the state.

OR

What theory/ideas emphasises restructuring society?
Ans. Socialism

Q.3. Identify Forest’s name by reading the following features: (1 Mark)
(i) They receive rainfall between 70 cm and 200 cm.
(ii) Trees of this forest type shed their leaves for about six to eight weeks in dry summer.
(iii) They are also called the monsoon forests.
Ans. Tropical Deciduous Forests.

Q.5. Fill in the blank:
Goa was converted from a _________________ to a state in 1987.  (1 Mark)
Ans. Union Territory

Q.6. Choose the correct option from column A and B. (1 Mark)

Ans. (a) Livre - Unit of currency in France.

Q.9. 

Q.10. Fill in the blank: (1 Mark)
The Constituent Assembly adopted the Indian Constitution on _____________.
Ans. 26^th November 1949

OR

The process by which a candidate tries to persuade the voter to vote for him is called as _________.
Ans. Campaigning

Q.12. 

Q.13. Complete the table: (1 Mark)

Ans. (A) = October, December; (B) = Tubewell, Canals

Q.14. 

Q.15. Correct and rewrite the sentences: (1 Mark)
In a democracy, the final decision-making power must rest with those elected by the MLA and MP.
Ans. In a democracy, the final decision-making power must rest with those elected by the people.

OR

In a democracy, each adult citizen must have two votes and each vote must have one value.
Ans. In a democracy, each adult citizen must have one vote and each vote must have one value.

Q.16. 

Section - B

Q.17. Explain how did the freedom of speech and expression under the revolutionary government in France promote the ideas of liberty and equality into everyday practice. (3 Mark)
Ans. 
A revolution was brought about in everyday life of the French people in the following ways:
(i) One important law—the abolition of censorship-came into effect soon after the storming of the Bastille in 1789.
(ii) Freedom of speech and the expression of man were considered natural rights.
(iii) Newspapers, pamphlets, books and printed pictures flooded the towns of France from where it reached the countryside.
(iv) They all described and discussed the events and changes taking place in France.
(v) Freedom of the press also meant that opposing views could be expressed.
(vi) Plays, songs and festive processions attracted common people through which they could identify with ideas such as liberty and justice

Q.18. Explain the new education policy introduced by Hitler in Germany. (3 Mark)
Ans. 
The new education policy introduced by Hitler:
(i) Hitler was fanatically interested in the youth of the country. He believed in teaching the Nazi ideology to the students.
(ii) Jewish teachers who were seen as politically unreliable were dismissed from service.
(iii) Children were segregated – German and Jews could not sit or play together.
(iv) Good German children were subjected to a process of Nazi schooling, a prolonged period of ideological training.
(v) School textbooks were rewritten to glorify and justify the Nazi ideas of racial superiority.
(vi) Children were taught to be loyal, submissive and hate the Jews.
(vii) Sports were introduced to nurture violence and aggression among students. Hitler believed that ‘boxing could make children iron-hearted, strong and masculine'.

OR

Who were Soviets? What was their role in the Revolution?
Ans. 

Suggestive Points:
Soviet was a council of striking workers and soldiers who formed February Revolution.
(i) The Petrograd Soviet led the Revolution.
(ii) It helped the Bolsheviks to seize power.

• Soviet was the collective name used for several organizations in Russia. It consisted of a council of workers and soldiers. They came up in 1905 after a textile strike. The main head of the soviet was Bolshevik. The prominent Soviet leaders got arrested and imprisoned. They came back in 1917 and challenged the powers of Nicholas II.
• The Petrograd Soviet led the Revolution. The Petrograd Soviet also led the February Revolution to bring down the Monarchy in February 1917. The second revolution which is known as the Bolshevik Revolution broke out on October 25, 1917.
• The four-fold programme of this party was:
  (i) Land to tiller.
  (ii) Food to the hungry.
  (iii) Power to the Soviets.
  (iv) Withdrawal from the First World War.

Q.19. Give an account of the Deccan Plateau.    (3 Mark)
Ans. 
An account of the Deccan Plateau of India:
(i) It is a triangular landmass that lies to the South of the River Narmada. The Satpura Range flanks its broad base in the North, while the Mahadev forms its eastern extensions.
(ii) The Deccan Plateau is higher in the West and slopes gently Eastwards.
(iii) An extension of the plateau is also visible in the Northeast. It is locally known as the Meghalaya, Karbi-Anglong Plateau and North Cachar Hills. 
(iv) It is separated by a fault from the Chota Nagpur Plateau. Three prominent hill ranges from the West to East are the Garo, Khasi and the Jaintia Hills.
(v) The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats mark the western and eastern edges of the Deccan Plateau respectively. The Western Ghats lie parallel to the Western Coast and the Eastern Ghats lie parallel to the Eastern Coast.

OR

Describe any three characteristics of the Himalayan mountains.
Ans. 

Suggestive Points:
(i) Geographically young fold mountains.
(ii) Loftiest and the most rugged mountain.
(iii) Forms an arc covering a distance of 2,400 km.

Characteristics:
(i) The Himalayan mountains are the youngest mountains in the world. They are fold mountains.
(ii) They run along the northern border of India and form an arc which is around 2,400 km long.
(iii) Their width is up to 150 km in Arunachal Pradesh and 400 km in Kashmir.
(iv) They are the loftiest and the most rugged mountains.
(v) The altitudinal variations are greater in the eastern part than in the western part.

Q.20. Explain any three functions of Parliament. Why do we need a Parliament? (3 Mark)
Ans. (i) Parliament is the final authority for making laws.
(ii) It exercises control over the working of the government.
(iii) It controls all the money that government has.

OR

Distinguish between the general election and mid-term elections.
Ans. (i) The general election is a kind of election that is held after a certain period of time (5 years in India) for all constituencies on the same day or within few days.
The midterm election is held when a Lok Sabha or a State Assembly dissolve as a whole before the expiring period. It is held to form the new house.
(ii) A general election is the election held after a stipulated period of time to elect all members of a given political body.
Example: The Lok Sabha elections are held in India, every five years.
Mid-term Elections: If a government (central and state) fails a confidence motion and no other alternative to the government is possible, mid-term elections are held.
(iii) A general election is an election in which all or most of the members of a given political body are chosen. Midterm elections are those which are conducted before the end of the term of a given government. Such elections cause an undesired load of expense over the public.

Q.21. Describe any four modern methods of farming that heralded the Green Revolution. Write one harmful effect of the Green Revolution. (3 Mark)
Ans. 
Modern methods of farming are:
(i) Multiple cropping
(ii) Fertilizers and HYV seeds
(iii) Irrigation
(iv) Farm machinery

Harmful Impacts:
(i) Fertilizers pollute the ground water.
(ii) Chemical fertilizers kill the micro-organisms in the soil.

Q.22. Explain the principal measures taken in Punjab, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh to reduce poverty. (3 Mark)
Ans. (i) The principal measures taken in Punjab to reduce poverty is increasing the agricultural growth rates.
(ii) Kerala focussed more on human resource development to reduce poverty.
(iii) Andhra Pradesh focussed on public distribution of food grains to reduce poverty.

Section - C

Q.23. Read the source given below and answer the following questions: (4 Mark)
The revolutionary wars brought losses and economic difficulties to the people. While the men were away fighting at the front, women were left to cope with the tasks of earning a living and looking after their families. Large sections of the population were convinced that the revolution had to be carried further, as the Constitution of 1791 gave political rights only to the richer sections of society. Political clubs became an important rallying point for people who wished to discuss government policies and plan their own forms of action. The most successful of these clubs was that of the Jacobins, which got its name from the former convent of St Jacob in Paris. Women too, who had been active throughout this period, formed their own clubs.
The members of the Jacobin club belonged mainly to the less prosperous sections of society. They included small shopkeepers, artisans such as shoemakers, pastry cooks, watch-makers, printers, as well as servants and daily-wage workers. Their leader was Maximilien Robespierre. A large group among the Jacobins decided to start wearing long striped trousers similar to those worn by dockworkers. This was to set themselves apart from the fashionable sections of society, especially nobles, who wore knee-breeches.
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option.

(iv) 

Q.24. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow: (4 Mark)
Our country India is one of the 12 mega bio-diversity countries of the world. With about 47,000 plant species India occupies tenth place in the world and fourth in Asia in plant diversity. There are about 15,000 flowering plants in India, which account for 6 per cent in the world's total number of flowering plants. The country has many non-flowering plants, such as ferns, algae and fungi. India also has approximately 90,000 species of animals, as well as, a rich variety of fish in its fresh and marine waters.
Natural vegetation refers to a plant community, which has grown naturally without human aid and has been left undisturbed by humans for a long time. This is termed as a virgin vegetation. Thus, cultivated crops and fruits, orchards form part of vegetation but not natural vegetation.
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option.

Q.25. Read the source given below and answer the following questions: (4 Mark)
In Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf led a military coup in October 1999. He overthrew a democratically elected government and declared himself the 'Chief Executive' of the country. Later he changed his designation to President and in 2002 held a referendum in the country that granted him a five-year extension. Pakistani media, human rights organisations and democracy activists said that the referendum was based on malpractices and fraud. In August 2002 he issued a 'Legal Framework Order' that amended the Constitution of Pakistan. According to this Order, the President can dismiss the national and provincial assemblies. The work of the civilian cabinet is supervised by a National Security Council which is dominated by military officers. After passing this law, elections were held to the national and provincial assemblies. So, Pakistan has had elections, elected representatives have some powers. But the final power rested with military officers and General Musharraf himself.
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option.

(iv) 

Q.26. Read the source given below and answer the following questions: (4 Mark)
The aim of production is to produce the goods and services that we want. There are four requirements for production of goods and services. The first requirement is land, and other natural resources such as water, forests, minerals. The second requirement is labour, i.e. people who will do the work. Some production activities require highly educated workers to perform the necessary tasks. Other activities require workers who can do manual work. Each worker is providing the labour necessary for production. The third requirement is physical capital, i.e. the variety of inputs required at every stage during production. 

What are the items that come under physical capital?
(a) Tools, machines, buildings: Tools and machines range from very simple tools such as a farmer's plough to sophisticated machines such as generators, turbines, computers, etc. Tools, machines, buildings can be used in production over many years, and are called fixed capital.

(b) Raw materials and money in hand: Production requires a variety of raw materials such as the yarn used by the weaver and the clay used by the potter. Also, some money is always required during production to make payments and buy other necessary items. Raw materials and money in hand are called working capital. Unlike tools, machines and buildings, these are used up in production.
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option.

(iv) 

Section - D

Q.27. Highlight any five peculiar features of Nazi thinking.    (5 Mark)
Ans. 
The peculiar features of Nazi thinking are: 
(i) There was no equality between people, but only a racial hierarchy. In this view, blond, blue-eyed, Nordic German Aryans were at the top, while the Jews were located at the lowest ring. All other coloured people were placed in between, depending upon their external features.
(ii) The Aryan race was the finest. It had to retain its purity, become stronger and dominate the world.
(iii) Nazis glorified war. Their only aim was to unite all people of the Aryan race under one state, that is Germany.
(iv) Hitler believed that new territories had to be acquired for settlement. It would enhance the material resources and power of the German Nation.
(v) Nazis wanted only a society of pure and healthy Nordic Aryans. They alone were considered ‘Desirables’.
(vi) Nazis hated Jews. They terrorised, pauperised and segregated them and compelled them to leave the country.
(vii) Children were taught to be loyal and submissive, hate Jews and worship Hitler.
(viii) While boys were taught to be aggressive, masculine and steel-hearted, girls were told that they had to become good mothers and rear pure-blooded Aryan children.

OR

Highlight the social and political conditions that led to the Russian Revolution.
Ans. (i) Autocratic rule of Tsars.
(ii) Conditions of peasants, who earned their living through agriculture.
(iii) Status of industry—factory workers and craftsmen were almost in equal numbers.
(iv) Condition of workers—their working hours were sometimes up to 15 hours.
(v) Status of nobles—got their power by serving Tsars’. Peasants wanted land of nobler.

Q.28. State the differences between the Himadri range and Shiwalik range. (5 Mark)
Ans.

OR

How is the Arabian Sea branch of South West Monsoons responsible for good rainfall in the Northern Plains of India? Why doesn’t it give rain in the Central Peninsula?
Ans. (i) The part of Southwest monsoons that blow over the Arabian Sea is responsible for high rainfall on the western coast of India.
(ii) These winds enter through Saurashtra and enter the Northern plains. These winds strike the Himalayas and give fairly good rainfall and they have abandoned moisture.
(iii) Southwest monsoons are perpendicular to the direction of the Western Ghat thus, they give heavy rainfall on the windward side of the Western Ghat.
(iv) Central Peninsula lies on the leeward side of the Western Ghat. This Arabian Sea branch of Southwest Monsoon does not reach the region.

Q.29. Describe how the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers are appointed.    (5 Mark)
Ans.
(i) The President appoints the leader of the majority party or the coalition of parties that commands a majority in the Lok Sabha, as Prime Minister.
(ii) In case no single party or alliance gets a majority, the President appoints the person most likely to secure a majority support.
(iii) The President appoints other ministers on the advice of the Prime Minister.
(iv) The Ministers are usually from the party or the coalition that has the majority in the Lok Sabha.
(v) The Prime Minister is free to choose ministers as they are members of Parliament. A person who is not a member of Parliament can also become a minister, but he has to get elected to one of the Houses of Parliament within six months of appointment as minister.

Q.30. Enlist the rights/freedoms which people do not enjoy in non-democratic countries. (5 Mark)
Ans. The rights which the people of non-democratic countries cannot enjoy are :
(i) People cannot choose/change rulers.
(ii) No real freedom to express opinions.
(iii) No freedom to form political associations.
(iv) No freedom to organise protests/action.
(v) No right to question authority.

Q.31. Female literacy in India is still far behind men. What are the reasons for it? Explain. (5 Mark)
Ans. 
The literacy rate in India is low for females due to the following reasons:
(i) India has traditionally been a male-dominated society, where, because of historical and cultural reasons, a division of labour already exists between men and women in the family.
(ii) Due to cultural reasons, it is generally considered that men would go out to work and women would look after the domestic chores. So, education among girls is discouraged from the start.
(iii) The gender disparity exists in most families and more preference is given to the boys of the family for education because they are considered the future of the family.
(iv) Poor families due to all the above reasons and monetary restraints, prefer to send only their sons to school and not their daughters.
(v) According to the 2011 census of India, 68.84 per cent of Indians still live in villages where a lot of gender bias exists. Anyway, even if some rural areas families manage to send their daughters to school, but in midway, they are taken out because of unsafe roads, improper transportation facilities and poor quality of infrastructure and facilities in the school. Thus, most of the time, the education of the girl child remains incomplete, adding to the low rate of the literacy level of the country.

OR

Describe the infrastructural development in Palampur. How does it support the various occupations?
Ans.
(i) Palampur is a village with fairly well-developed system of road, transport, electricity, irrigation, school and health centre. Most of the houses have electric connections. Electricity provides power to all the tube wells in the fields and is used in various types of small businesses.

(ii) To educate the children, primary as well as high schools have been built by government. There is one primary health centre run by the government and one private dispensary where the sick are treated. Different types of production activities such as farming, small scale manufacturing, transport, shop keeping etc are carried out by the people of that village.

(iii) Farming is the main production activity in Palampur. 75 percent of the people are dependent on farming for their livelihood. During the rainy season (Kharif), farmers grow jowar and bajra. These plants are used as cattle feed. It is followed by cultivation of potato between October and December. In the winter season (rabi), fields are sown with wheat. The wheat produced is used for the farmer's family and to sell the surplus wheat at the market at Raiganj.
(iv) Sugarcane is harvested once every year. Sugarcane, in its raw form or as jaggery, is sold to traders in Shahpur. Farmers are able to grow three different crops in a year in Palampur due to welldeveloped system of irrigation and electricity facility.
(v) Many people are engaged in non-farming activities such as dairy farming, manufacturing, shop keeping, transport, poultry farming, educational activities, etc. Farmers can take up these kinds of occupations when they do not have much work to do on farms or if they are jobless. This will help to improve their economic conditions.

Section - E

Q.32. (A) 1. On the given political map of the world, locate and label: France
2. Identify the territory that was under German expansion- Nazi power.    (2 Mark)

(B) (1) On the given political map of India, locate and label the following:
(i) Anamudi Peak
(ii) Smallest state according to area
(2) Identify the lake in the map.    (3 Mark)

Ans. (A) 1. Ref. to map work

2. Denmark
(B) 1. Ref. to map work

2. Wular lake